Table 45. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Light Conditions |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Daylight |
2,404 |
64.4% |
48,000 |
74.9% |
228,000 |
76.6% |
|
Dark, Not Lighted |
850 |
22.8% |
8,000 |
12.1% |
26,000 |
8.6% |
|
Dark But Lighted |
331 |
8.9% |
6,000 |
10.2% |
36,000 |
12.0% |
|
Dawn |
102 |
2.7% |
1,000 |
2.1% |
5,000 |
1.6% |
|
Dusk |
41 |
1.1% |
* |
0.7% |
3,000 |
1.1% |
|
Unknown |
5 |
0.1% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
3,733 |
100.0% |
64,000 |
100.0% |
297,000 |
100.0% |
*Less than 500.
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).